The 8-seed Oklahoma Sooners (15-10) will take on the 9-seed Missouri Tigers (16-9) in the first round of the West Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium. Tip-off from Indianapolis will be on Saturday at 7:25 p.m. ET and broadcast on TNT.
Below, we look at the early March Madness Round 1 matchup Missouri-Oklahoma odds and lines. Will one of these teams end up as this year’s National Champion? Don’t forget to check out all of the teams’ March Madness odds.
Missouri was bounced from the SEC tournament in the quarterfinals, losing to 10th-ranked Arkansas last week. The loss came after Missouri knocked off the Georgia Bulldogs, bouncing back nicely from a loss to LSU. But Missouri hasn’t won back-to-back games since early February when it won three straight.
G Dru Smith and G Xavier Pinson tied for the team lead by averaging 14.1 points per game, with Smith also leading in assists (3.9) and steals (2.0). F Jeremiah Tilmon was the leading rebounder, averaging 7.0 per game. The Tigers were 12-13 ATS this season and 2-1 in neutral-site games.
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Oklahoma has gone ice cold as of late, losing five of their last six games – including a recent loss to 11th-ranked Kansas in the Big 12 tournament. The Sooners’ last five losses have all been by seven points or fewer, however, so they’ve kept games close.
G Austin Reaves was the Sooners’ stud all year long, leading the team in points (17.7), rebounds (5.7) and assists (4.7) per game. G De’Vion Harmon chipped in 12.9 points per game, too, while G Umoja Gibson shot 41.5% from 3-point range. Oklahoma finished the year 12-12-1 ATS and 11-5 as favorites.
Oklahoma vs. Missouri: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 3:10 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Missouri +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Oklahoma -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Missouri +2 (-110) | Oklahoma -2 (-110)
- Over/Under: 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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